Dull finish/marks on granite...

[lukey]

Hello there,

I have new granite counter that was installed a few months ago (giallo ornamental colour).  I find that the finish appears to be kind of dull and there seems to be a lot of marks on the counters.  This is more prevalent when I turn on my fluorescent under counter lights (vs. halogen lights in the ceiling or the range hood).  The marks appear to be where the granite has darker spots in the stone so I assume that it's part of the granite.  However, I just find that it makes the finish look dull.  I don't know if it's because of the type of granite it is (giallo ornamental) or the way this particular stone was finished.  I included a picture for your reference.  You will notice the marks where the light reflects on the counter.  Any thoughts?  Can this be fixed or is it just the way it is?

Thanks.

Luc

[Mark D.]

Luc,
You can use a polishing compound like Diaglo and some pressure to make the gloss higher, or you can get a restoration guy in there to do it for you. If you do it yourself you will need a low speed polisher and try this kit:
http://www.defusco.com/DiaGlo-Light-Granite-Complete-Repolishing-Sealing-Kit

Glad to be of service,
Mark

[lukey]

Thanks for the reply Mark.  Since the granite was just recently installed, I'm curious to know if you know what could have caused this effect?  Is it because the counter was not polished correctly or could it be something with the stone itself? 

Luc

[Mark D.]

I would assume that it was the way the stone was polished at the manufacturing level. Ask your installer if he could hit it with a polishing compound to increase the gloss level.

Glad to be of service,
Mark

[graffster]

one of the pictures looks like the face of the stone and in that case it could be commercial grade. The other looked like an edge that could us more polishing.But things that can be fixed, were are you located???